Tag: UK Government

Local campaigners in Virunga urge UK’s Serious Fraude Office to take the allegations against the company SOCO seriously in order to protect local communities and save Virunga National Park. Local campaigners in Virunga, some of whom have suffered intimidation and scare tactics in the course of their activism protecting the national park, wrote to Clifford Chance to… Read More

Allegations of human rights abuses and corruption, associated with SOCO International’s oil exploration in and around Virunga National Park, were discussed in the UK parliament this week. In the House of Commons on 17th December 2014, Pauline Latham MP OBE raised the Question: “Will the Secretary of State tell us what her Department has done… Read More

Save Virunga Half-Year 2013 Update: What have Governments, International and Local Organizations said about Oil Exploration in Virunga National Park? . Answer: Governments and major countries have gotten together and expressed their concerns about oil exploration in Virunga National park. They urge both SOCO and the DRC government to respect national and international conventions. If… Read More

…. How can the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) be considered by the European Commission as properly conducted when one of the oil companies having the biggest oil concession in the Virunga National Park is the entity providing the information to the Government? Could this be considered the “best tool to inform Government decision-making and therefore… Read More

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